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-----------------IMMIGRATION DAILY FROM ILW.COM------------------
March 24, 2009
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0324.shtm
Items:1. Comment: Immigration Service Providers2. Focus: The Consular Posts Book Table Of Contents3. Articles: (a) How To Protect Yourself From Becoming A Victim Of Immigration Fraud by Sardar Durrani, Esq. (b) Obama Administration Signals It May Review A Number Of Bush Immigration Policies by Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron for the Migration Policy Institute (c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart4. News: (a) DOJ Announces Cleveland Immigration Court To Oversee Control Of All Ohio Cases5. Classifieds: (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys (b) Case Management Technology (c) CLE Immigration Event6. Headlines: (a) E-Verify Program Staying In Place - For Now (b) Immigration Reform One Priority Among Many For Obama (c) Obama And Immigration Reform (d) Legal Groups Call for End To 'Ideological Exclusion' Of Scholars, Others Denied Visas7. ComingsNGoings: (a) Immigration Book8. Letters From: (a) Roy Lawson (b) Cornelius D. Scully (c) Gladys C. Farris
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Immigration Service Providers
As a recent law.com news storyhttp://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202429097483attests, the downturn in the economy has affected many in theimmigration field, attorneys as well as the companies providingservices to lawyers. Many service providers (for case managementsoftware, credential evaluation, translation, labor certificationadvertising, expert witness testimony, etc...) know that it is agood idea to be in the minds of lawyers at the exact time theirservices/products are needed. Now that AILA's Immigraton LawToday (formerly known as AILA Monthly Mailing) has suspendedpublication, Immigration Daily is the only industry alternativeavailable. http://www.ilw.com/corporate/advertise_on_ilw.shtm
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The Consular Posts Book Table Of Contents
The Table of Contents for "The Consular Posts Book" which iscurrently being finalized for printing is as follows:
Preface++Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) and DHS Cost-cutting:But, Not Very Comprehensive Reform and Selective Cutting ofEnforcement Budgets++Post-FISA Surveillance: When Your Client Calls From Overseas,Uncle Sam Is On The Line.++The NAFTA Super-Highway Meets a Roadblock++Shift to Interior Enforcement - Mandatory e-Verify++H-1B and L-1 Programs Under Siege++Release from Detention for CIR-eligible Aliens++The Bottom-Line Calculus in Business Immigration and Free TradePolicy:++He Votes - US Worker Considerations++But, His Lobbyists Are More Expensive - Global CapitalInterests++A Trumps B, for Now++Obama: Changes to H-1B Seen as Part of ComprehensiveImmigration Reform++Congress: Revolt Against Off-Shoring++WTO/GATT/GATS Reconsidered++Will the "GATS Visa" Replace H-1B?
Chapter 1.A - Who You're Dealing with: DOS Jurisdiction++Prominent Lawyers Prosecuted for Money Laundering andObstruction++FBI/DHS Task Force Sting Operation Nets a Leader of theCriminal Bar++The Loss of Attorney-Client Privilege in InternationalRepresentation++NEW FISA: H.R. 6304 Blanket Authorizations for Surveillance ofInternational Communications++Section 1801(h) - "Minimization" and exception for "evidence ofa crime" Illustration 1.1 - New FISA++Sec. 1806 - The Minimization Loophole++The al-Haramain Case - Targeted Surveillance of Attorney-ClientCommunications++DOL Audits All Labor Certifications Submitted by MajorImmigration Law Firm++International Lawyer: Gatekeeper, Adversary or Defendant?++Expanding View of Attorney Culpability and Mandatory DueDiligence Requirements++Sarbanes-Oxley++Department of Justice Targeting of Gatekeepers++Enhanced Federal Enforcement and Revised Sentencing Penaltiesfor Compliance Violations++Federal Sentencing Guidelines - Up, Up and Away++2003 Department of Justice Guidelines++Further Erosion of Attorney-Client Privilege for CorporateCounsel++Mandatory Disclosure of Representation, and AttorneyCertification of Accuracy in all Represented Matters - The Futureof Immigration Law?++The End of Employer-sponsored Immigration?++Addendum 1.1. 50 USC, Chapter 36, Subchapter I, Sec. 1806,Foreign Intelligence, Surveillance, Subchapter I - ElectronicSurveillance, Use of Information.++Addendum 1.2. Sec. 805. Review of Federal Sentencing Guidelinesfor Obstruction of Justice and Extensive Criminal Fraud.
Chapter 1.B - Trade and Immigration Tightening? NAFTA, WTO, GATSSoup to Nuts Prospects for Changing Immigration, Surveillanceand Global Trade Policies under the Obama Administration.
Chapter 2.A - Tips for Avoiding B-1/B-2 Visa Denials andCorrecting other Refusal Issues with the Consul++Common Reasons B-1/B-2 Visas Are Denied (INA Section 214(b), INA Section 221(g), 221(g) Temporary Refusal 221(g) Denial andReturn of Petition for Revocation
Chapter 3. What they're Looking For (Do's and Don'ts): InnerFederal Agency Workings++The Appearance (and Substance) of Candor - Proactive Strategiesfor Avoiding Problems and Prosecutions.++Mission Shift: The New Emphasis on Detecting Business-relatedFraud (1. USCIS, 2. DOL, 3.CBP, 4. Commerce DepartmentInitiatives)
Chapter 4. Why Visas Are Done Outside the U.S.: The Purpose ofConsular Processing++Local Reputations and Investigations - Eligibility andAuthentication.++Information, Please (Data-collection and the Wealth of Nations)- Intelligence Gathering++All Politics Are Local - Diplomacy and Relations w/ host Country
Chapter 5. Getting, Keeping and Renewing Your Visa: The Visa - Its Limits and Privileges++Not All Visas Are Created Equal - Many Types, But Few RealChoices (Permission to Enter, Blanket L visas, Investor Visas, The Greater Use of B1 visas in connection to sustainable economicactivity)++Phone Home - The Importance of Personal Contact By Counsel inthe U.S.++Once you're Here, They Don't Stop Looking - The New Realitiesof Doing Business (Post 9/11 Data Mining and Federal Task Forces)++Time to Renew, Time to Review - The Importance of Reviewing theRecord Before Submitting Updated Information.
Chapter 6. DOS Central Office Can Help You: Review andAppeals of Consular Decisions++The Consular Officer Isn't Always Right (Sometimes) - Reviewand Appeals of Consular Decisions (Supervisor review, State Dept Opinion, Long Standing Absences of US Courts in a Vastly changing Global Economy and the Borderless Corporation)
Chapter 7. Avoiding Audits and Task Forces: Best Practices++Innocence Isn't Enough -- USCIS and ICE Random Fraud Assessments++Send In the Marines -- Federal Fraud Task Forces
Chapter 8. Data-mining and Real-Time Enforcement: TheFuture Landscape of the Visa Process++Save the Trees - E-filing, Document Scanning, and DistributedData Access++If it's On-Line or in a Computer, Assume They Have a Copy
Chapter 9. The Many Faces Behind the Visa Window: The VisaProcess and Procedure at Select High-Volume Consulates in the NewWorld Economic Order
India (New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata); China (Beijing,Guangzhou, Shanghai); Canada (Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver,Montreal); Mexico (Mexico City, Ciudad Juarez, Monterrey,Tijuana, Nogales, Guadalajara); United Kingdom (London); Armenia;France (Paris); Germany (Munich); Poland (Warsaw); South Korea(Seoul); Phillipines (Manila); Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, SaoPaulo); Australia (Sydney); Taiwan (Taipei); Vietnam (Ho Chi MinhCity); Israel (Tel Aviv); Bangladesh (Dhaka); Argentina (BuenosAires); Colombia (Bogota); Venezuela (Caracas); DominicanRepublic (Santo Domingo); Haiti (Port au Prince); Jamaica(Kingston); Nigeria (Lagos); Trinidad and Tobago Carribean (Portof Spain)
For contributor bios, more info, and to order, please see:http://www.ilw.com/store/ConsularPosts.shtmOr for fax, please see:http://www.ilw.com/store/ConsularPosts.pdf_________________________________________________________________3. ARTICLES
(a) How To Protect Yourself From Becoming A Victim Of ImmigrationFraud
Sardar Durrani, Esq. writes "Following are things you should doto protect yourself from persons who fraudulently portraythemselves as immigration representatives."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0324-durrani.shtmhttp://www.durrani.com/
(b) Obama Administration Signals It May Review A Number Of BushImmigration Policies
Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron for the Migration PolicyInstitute write "The administration is also reconsideringregulatory changes from Bush's final days in office, such as anew rule for documents that prove employment authorization andthe mandatory use of E-Verify for government contractors."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0324-chishti.shtmhttp://www.migrationinformation.org/
(c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification
Joel Stewart writes "With the passing of time, BALCA has beenforced to permit remands and reconsideration of issues that areprohibited by the regulations in order to prevent unfair results."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0324-stewart.shtmhttp://blogs.ilw.com/joelstewart
To submit an Article for consideration, write tomailto:editor@ilw.com_________________________________________________________________4. NEWS
(a) DOJ Announces Cleveland Immigration Court To Oversee ControlOf All Ohio Cases
The Executive Office for Immigration Review announced thatbeginning April 6, 2009, the Cleveland Immigration Court willhave administrative control of all cases within Ohio.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0324-cincinnati.pdf_________________________________________________________________5. CLASSIFIEDS
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(a) E-Verify Program Staying In Place - For Now
The fate of a national employee verification program aimed atcombating illegal immigration is safe for now, but it's unclearwhether Congress will renew it beyond this fall.
(b) Immigration Reform One Priority Among Many For Obama
Hispanic lawmakers and pro-immigrant advocacy groups said theanswer has to be yes, and they praised the president for renewinghis campaign promise.
(c) Obama And Immigration Reform
The president says he's committed to immigration reform. Do hisactions say otherwise?
(d) Legal Groups Call for End To 'Ideological Exclusion' OfScholars, Others Denied Visas
The groups asked the administration officials to evaluateapplicants for admission to the United States on the basis oftheir actions rather than their political beliefs andassociation.
For links to the above stories see here:http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0324.shtm#Headlines_________________________________________________________________7. ComingsNGoings
Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words atno charge), email: mailto:editor@ilw.com. To announce your event,see here http://www.ilw.com/corporate/media_sponsor.shtm
(a) Immigration BookWho Speaks for Hispanics?: Hispanic Interest Groups inWashington, By Deirdre Martinez, State University of New YorkPress, 175 pp., Hardcover, ISBN: 0791493571, $60.00,http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0791493571/_________________________________________________________________8. LETTERS
Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archiveshttp://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm
(a) Dear Editor:I find ID's 3/23/09 comment on the H-1b quota forecast quitetelling. ID laments that the executive branch has calledimmigration primarily an enforcement issue (even using terms suchas donkey to describe immigrants) yet you describe the H-1bprogram as "the H-1B market". As long as immigration programsremain part of the "market place", and especially the case ofemployer sponsored visa programs, the motives will not be alignedwith our national interest. Immigration programs should be aboutcreating future citizens, not about creating a massive temporaryworkforce designed to drive down wages and exploit immigrants forshort term gain. And certainly not about creating a market forimmigration attorneys. Whether you call them "donkeys" or"temporary labor" the end result is a system that places a highervalue on what immigrants contribute to corporations than whatthey contribute to society and a more altruistic goal of creatinggood citizens. I hope the views of ID become more altruistic andless concerned about meeting the demands of "the marketplace".Otherwise, ID might as well just call them "donkeys, temporarylabor, indentured-servants, etc" because that is how they willultimately be treated in our society if the motives of the systemdoes not change.Roy Lawson
(b) Dear Editor:I read Immigration Daily pretty much every day and find much thatis informative, but I cannot resist commenting on a patentlyidiotic comment made in ID's 03/23/09 ID comment. ID's referenceto the demeaning words used by the State Department to refer toimmigrants as a sign of the current attitude toward immigrationis preposterous and reflects an utter ignorance of the history ofthe system. The visa code words, of which Donkey is indeed onedate back many decades, back to a time when telegrams between theState Department and posts abroad were sent via commercialtelegraphic systems. The commercial telegraph companies chargedfor telegrams by the word. Someone figured out that "visasdonkey" followed by the name, date and place of birth of a visaapplicant cost the Government less than "A security advisoryopinion is requested for" followed by the name, date and place ofbirth of the applicant. I don't know exactly when these standardcode words were first used, but they were already a well-established part of the system when I first worked in it in 1962.As the State Department slowly moved into the modern electronicworld and increasingly used government communications systems,they were retained as time-savers - fewer words, less typing. So,it is foolish to see them as reflecting anything about the StateDepartment's attitude toward immigrants, one way or another. Thedelays in processing visas Donkey cables referred to in the AILAdocument ID cites have nothing to do with state of our economy.They are, rather, the result of the radical increase in securityscreening requirements since 9/11. To see what the code wordsare, they can be seen on line in Appendix E to the Visa Manual(9FAM - Visas) which can be found by going to the StateDepartment website.Cornelius D. Scully
(c) Dear Editor:You know that employees are barely doing their best in thebusiness especially the mid size companies and small ones. Whatis happening is all bureaucratic charade to appease the publicwho are anti-immigrant. In reality these jobs are so low in paythat those who are jobless rather not work than take these kindof jobs.Gladys C. Farris_________________________________________________________________The first daily in the field of immigration. Forward this to acolleague!
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-----------------IMMIGRATION DAILY FROM ILW.COM------------------
March 23, 2009
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0323.shtm
Items:1. Comment: HIB Quota Forecast2. Focus: Business Immigration Law3. Articles: (a) An Illegal Immigrant's Tale - From Rags To Stardom by Alan Lee, Esq. (b) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government by Angelo A. Paparelli (c) Immigrants Of The Day: Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao of Vietnam, Anthony Ofodile of Nigeria, Edgar and Brigitte Bodenehimer of Germany by Kevin R. Johnson4. News: (a) USCIS Announces New H1B Hiring Requirements (b) USCIS Will Accept H1B Petitions Beginning April 1, 2009 (c) EOIR Issues Disciplinary Fact Sheet5. Classifieds: (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys (b) Translation Services (c) Immigration Law Certificate6. Headlines: (a) Miss Oregon's Dad Accused Of Visa Fraud (b) What Does Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mean? (c) Churches Study Their Role In The Immigration Debate (d) Sen. Grassley: H-1B Friend Or Foe?7. ComingsNGoings: (a) Share Your Professional News8. Letters From:
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0323.shtm
|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|Books On Immigration Law: http://www.ilw.com/store/Immigration Law Seminars: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/Classifieds: http://www.ilw.com/corporate/advertise_on_ilw.shtmAdvertise: http://www.ilw.com/corporate/advertise.shtm|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|_________________________________________________________________1. COMMENT
HIB Quota Forecast
The economic downturn has hit immigration lawyers across thecountry badly. One of the indications of the depressed conditionsfor immigration attorneys is the state of this year's H-1B quota.We discuss our quota forecast below and then make generalobservations about the immigration law business today.
First, lets take a look at the H-1B market, for newbeneficiaries. There is no question that the quantity ofapplications for this year's quota is significantly down. Letslook at the worst hit categories. Not surprisingly, the financialsector is very hard hit, reflecting its general malaise.Furthermore, Congress's action making many in this sector subjectto dependency rules came too late in the season for recruiting inan uncertain market. Also down are many of the largercorporations again consistent with general economic conditions.Surprisingly, many of the smaller H-1B dependent companies arealso significantly down. The downturn in all the above categoriesis likely in the 50%-80% range. However, the larger H-1Bdependents, who are the largest users of the H-1B program, appearto be down less, perhaps in the neighborhood of 30%.Proportionately, this year will see greater usage by smallercompanies (translation: more RFEs per I-129). A big chunk offilings will be "legacy Fs and Ls", folks who lost the lottery inthe past, and will now get H-1B status. Based on our informalsurvey, it appears to us that, despite the last minute rushcurrently under way, the quota will not be reached in the initialdays of April. Instead, the Bachelor's quota will likely bereached in mid-April, and the Master's quota not before late-April. In other words, for the first quarter, H-1B quota-relatedbusiness is down in the neighborhood of 60% - a terrible numberfor any industry. However, April performance will make upsomewhat for this since the H-1B season will be longer this year,and the final H-1B business for the bar can be exactly forecast -simply divide 65,000 (plus 20,000 less Chile and Spore) by lastyear's applications (approximately 126,000 plus 24,000) - i.e.down by about 45%. Add to this the fact that the longer seasonwill be kinder on everyone who works at an immigration law firm,as everyone will have fewer sleepless nights spent preparing forlast minute filings.
Warren Buffet, the noted investment guru, recently said that theUS economy had "fallen off a cliff" in early February. This iscertainly true for the immigration bar. Business immigration isdown overall in the 30% range, family immigration in the 10%range. However, Removal business continues to rise sharply, sayaround 30% (all numbers in this para are current trends,annualized). The immigration field as a whole is shrinking in the15% range currently, the sharpest contraction ever. It isentirely possible that the dim economic conditions may continuefor many more months, until CIR, or economic recovery, whichevercomes earlier. CIR, when it comes, is likely to change thefundamental shape of the immigration law field, perhaps endingthe domination of corporate immigration dollars. We will havemuch more on this matter in future issues of Immigration Daily,stay tuned.
Why has this gloomy state come about? The reason is political andcultural, not legal. Immigration is viewed as primarily anenforcement area (witness former ICE chief Julie Myers, who hasgone into the compliance business)http://www.iandcsolutions.com/team.phpand the Executive Branch views immigrants literally as animals(see the demeaning code words the Department of State uses forimmigrants, one of them is "donkey").http://ailaleadership.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-send-scientists-home.htmlRecent statements by President Obama, Rep. Pelosi and Sen. Reidextolling immigration and decrying the view that immigration isprimarily about enforcement could not have come at a better time.CIR cannot come fast enough.
We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us bywriting to mailto:editor@ilw.com._________________________________________________________________2. FOCUS
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(a) An Illegal Immigrant's Tale - From Rags To Stardom
Alan Lee, Esq. writes " ... I had occasion to again think thatAmerica should embrace and be tolerant of its illegal immigrants,because you never know from where genius will spring."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0323-lee.shtmhttp://www.alanleelaw.com/english/profile.htm
(b) Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government
Angelo A. Paparelli writes "Deflecting multiple requests forimportant immigration documents by insisting on the submission ofFOIA requests, USCIS stonewalls the public."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0323-paparelli.shtmhttp://www.seyfarth.com/
(c) Immigrants Of The Day: Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao of Vietnam,Anthony Ofodile of Nigeria, Edgar and Brigitte Bodenehimer ofGermany
Kevin R. Johnson features Brooklyn civil rights lawyer AnthonyOfodile, who grew up in a small village in eastern Nigeria witheight siblings and no running water.http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0323-johnson.shtmhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/
To submit an Article for consideration, write tomailto:editor@ilw.com_________________________________________________________________4. NEWS
(a) USCIS Announces New H1B Hiring Requirements
USCIS announced additional requirements for employers, whoreceive funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program or undersection 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (covered funding), beforethey may hire a foreign national to work in the H-1B specialtyoccupation category.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0323-H1B.pdf
(b) USCIS Will Accept H1B Petitions Beginning April 1, 2009
Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takespossession of the petition; not the date that the petition ispostmarked.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0323-H1Bfiling.pdf
(c) EOIR Issues Disciplinary Fact Sheet
The Executive Office for Immigration Review issued a fact sheetincluding information on the complaint process and a list of EOIRgrounds for discplining.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0323-disciplinary.pdf_________________________________________________________________5. CLASSIFIEDS
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(a) Miss Oregon's Dad Accused Of Visa Fraud
A cloud of federal visa fraud suspicions continues to hang overthe father of the reigning Miss Oregon.
(b) What Does Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mean?
Look, you broke the law," President Barack O'bama suggestsimmigration enforcement officials explain to illegal immigrants.Since, "we need control of our borders," the undocumented alienswill have to go back, the president told a group in SouthernCalifornia a few days ago.
(c) Churches Study Their Role In The Immigration Debate
The project, which is designed to equip congregations to respondto immigration issues affecting their members and communities, isbeing carried out in six areas.
(d) Sen. Grassley: H-1B Friend Or Foe?
Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is one of the most vocal opponentsof the H-1B visa program in the country, and is a hero to many inthe anti-H-1B crowd.
For links to the above stories see here:http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0323.shtm#Headlines_________________________________________________________________7. ComingsNGoings
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March 20, 2009
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Items:1. Comment: AILA Head Quits2. Focus: Inventory Closeout Sale3. Articles: (a) Unemployment For Immigrants And The US-Born: Picture Bleak For Less-Educated Black & Hispanic Americans by Steven A. Camarota for the Center for Immigration Studies (b) Bloggings on Nurse Immigration by Christopher T. Musillo of the Hammond Law Group (c) Immigrants Of The Day: Alberto Riveron of Cuba, Juan de Dios Arana of Mexico, and Maila Nurmi of Finland by Kevin R. Johnson4. News: (a) CIS Ombudsman Offers EB5 Recommendations (b) President Obama Meets With Congressional Hispanic Caucus5. Classifieds: (a) Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys (b) Website Services (c) Translation Services6. Headlines: (a) Quote of the Day: Obama on Immigration Reform (b) President Barack Obama To Visit Mexico: Drug War, Immigration To Be Discussed (c) Study Shows Immigration Enforcement Raised Wages (d) Obama's Civil Rights Nomination Upsets Some Latinos7. ComingsNGoings: (a) Immigration Book8. Letters From: (a) David D. Murray, Esq.
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AILA Head Quits
Jeanne Butterfield, Executive Director of AILA since 1997,communicated to the AILA leadership on March 18th her intentionto resign effective end-June. In a posting to the AILA membershipon AILA Infonet on March 19th, Charles Kuck, AILA President,announced the resignation saying "She leaves us but not theissue. She intends to continue to be part of the broader campaignfor immigration reform that is so important to AILA and itsmembers, although she has not yet decided in what new capacityshe will continue to serve." Ms. Butterfield is certainlyqualified for positions such as USCIS Director, USCIS ChiefCounsel, or similar DHS positions though based on our sources whoare familiar with DHS appointments in the Obama Administration,she has not yet been extended an invitation (the immigration barwould of course be delighted to see her in a key DHS position).
Around the time IMMACT'90 was enacted, AILA's national staff wasa small handful of people led by AILA's first Executive DirectorWarren Leiden. It was Mr. Leiden who masterminded the strategy oftransforming AILA from what was then primarily a membershipassociation into a publishing powerhouse. This strategy wasbrilliantly executed by his successor, Ms. Butterfield (and AmyNovick). Today, AILA has overtaken all other publishers inimmigration law except for West, and approximately two-thirds ofAILA's revenues are derived from publishing sources (books andevents). During Ms. Butterfield's tenure as Executive Director ofAILA, AILA membership and staff have tripled.
In the last six months, the severe economic downturn hasexacerbated the pressures on the immigration bar already reelingfrom the war on immigrants unleashed by the Executive Branch.These pressures have naturally been felt by AILA also, resultinginter alia, in a reduction in force of 15% in AILA staff late in2008, and the suspension of Immigration Law Today (formerly knownas AILA Monthly Mailing). It is possible that further cost-cutting measures will be necessary at AILA, as in most otherinstitutions in America today. AILA's leadership will have tofind a competent leader in trying times to fill the large shoesthat Ms. Butterfield leaves behind.
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(a) Unemployment For Immigrants And The US-Born: Picture BleakFor Less-Educated Black & Hispanic Americans
Steven A. Camarota for the Center for Immigration Studies writes"Although workers in the high-tech sector (using H-1B visas) geta good deal of attention, a very large share of temporary workersand green card holders have relatively little education."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0320-camarota.shtmhttp://cis.org/
(b) Bloggings on Nurse Immigration
Christopher T. Musillo of the Hammond Law Group writes "Smartly,the position statement recognizes that the dire nursing shortageis really a question of healthcare accessibility."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0320-hammond.shtmhttp://www.hammondlawfirm.com/
(c) Immigrants Of The Day: Alberto Riveron of Cuba, Juan de DiosArana of Mexico, and Maila Nurmi of Finland
Kevin R. Johnson writes "Juan de Dios Arana (Mexico) is anotherimmigrant vet who gave his life for the United States. In thistime, we could list one every day."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0320-johnson.shtmhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/
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(a) CIS Ombudsman Offers EB5 Recommendations
CIS Ombudsman provides recommendations to stabilize the EB-5program.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0320-ombudsman.pdf
(b) President Obama Meets With Congressional Hispanic Caucus
The White House blog reported that the President will travel toMexico next month to meet with [Mexican] President Calderon todiscuss the deep and comprehensive US-Mexico relationship,including how the US and Mexico can work together to supportMexico's fight against drug-related violence and work towardeffective, comprehensive immigration reform.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0320-caucus.shtm_________________________________________________________________5. CLASSIFIEDS
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(a) Quote of the Day: Obama on Immigration Reform
President Obama was in Costa Mesa, California, yesterday to holda "town hall" meeting and he finally brought up the hot-buttontopic of immigration, and more specifically, immigration reform.
(b) President Barack Obama To Visit Mexico: Drug War, ImmigrationTo Be Discussed
President Barack Obama will discuss the mounting drug violencesouth of the border and immigration during his first visit toMexico next month to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon,the White House said Wednesday.
(c) Study Shows Immigration Enforcement Raised Wages
While much of the immigration debate has long concerned how tofill "jobs that Americans won't do",a report examining oneinstance of immigration enforcement takes issue with thatpremise.
(d) Obama's Civil Rights Nomination Upsets Some Latinos
Thomas Perez's selection for a Justice Department post concernssome civil rights advocates, who believe Villaraigosa aide ThomasSaenz was passed over to avoid sparking an immigration battle.For links to the above stories see here:http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0320.shtm#Headlines
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(a) Immigration BookMigrations and Mobilities: Citizenship, Borders, and Gender BySeyla Benhabib and Judith Resnik NYU Press, 576 pp. Hardcover,ISBN: 0814775993, $75.00,http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814775993/._________________________________________________________________8. LETTERS
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(a) Dear Editor:Hector Tobar's editorial referred to in ID's 03/23/09 commentproves two things: (1) Those who come illegally to the US seekingbetter employment will leave if the employment is not there; and(2) Those who come illegally to the US come here because ofeconomics, not love of our country. If E-Verify ever getsrolling, it may go a long way in reducing the number ofmainstream jobs illegals can get, but it will not resolve all theback-alley jobs: gardeners, house cleaners, dish washers andsmaller company manufacturing jobs that pay their workers "underthe table." Strong employer sanctions will be required to achievenear full compliance. But just eliminating illegals should not bethe focus of the immigration debate. Rather, replacing theirillegal status with Temporary Worker status is the key toupgrading their respective roles in US employment society, whileat the same time fulfilling the needs of US employers, making iteasier to hire seasonal and temporary workers to "do the jobsAmericans will not do" must be the focus. In other words, focuson the needs of US employers, while at the same time protectingbona fide US labor concerns, rather than the present ridiculousPERM and make-work H-2B Labor Certification fiascos. Of course,designing a workable "guestworker" program that will achieve thisresult will prove to be too daunting a task, with too manycomplicating "safeguards" built in, with make - work regulationsthat have little basis in reality, merely serving to perpetuatethe ever fattening bureaucracy. Left to the politicians and thebureaucrats, any "guestworker" program is doomed for failure,even before it is written. Did I hear somebody say, "bracero"?Hola. And kudos to Carolyn S. Lee (03/23/09 ID Feature Article onwhat's wrong with E-B5) for hitting the nail right on the head.David D. Murray, Esq. Newport Beach, CA_________________________________________________________________The first daily in the field of immigration. Forward this to acolleague!
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March 19, 2009
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Items:1. Comment: Safety Valve2. Focus: Today Is Deadline For The Changing Definition of Crimes of Moral Turpitude3. Articles: (a) What's Wrong With The EB-5 Program? by Carolyn S. Lee (b) If You Build It, They Will Come by K. L. Billingsley for the Foundation For Economic Education (c) Bloggings On Immigration Law And Policy by Greg Siskind4. News: (a) ETA Releases H2A FAQs5. Classifieds: (a) Expert Witness Services (b) Credential Evaluation And Translation6. Headlines: (a) National Campaign Urging Immigration Reform Will Visit Central Florida (b) Pelosi Tells Illegal Immigrants That Work Site Raids are Un-American (c) Martinez Heats Up Immigration Debate (d) UFW Plans Immigration Rallies7. ComingsNGoings: (a) Immigration Book8. Letters From: (a) Steven D. Heller, Esq.
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Safety Valve
Hector Tobar's latest editorial says "Immigration, after all,serves as a safety valve to keep the pressure cooker of Mexicaninequality from exploding. For decades, the steam has ventedsteadily northward from Tijuana and other border towns." For thefull editorial, see here.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar17-2009mar17,0,6262601.column?page=2
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Today Is Deadline For The Changing Definition of Crimes of MoralTurpitude
Wednesday, March 18th is the deadline for the Thursday March 19thphone session on The Changing Definition of Crimes of MoralTurpitude part of the seminar series "Removal For Experts", thecurriculum is as follows:
++ The Categorical and Modified Categorical Approaches++ BIA Case Law with a Focus on Matter of Silva-Trevino++ Federal Circuit Court Case Law
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(a) What's Wrong With The EB-5 Program?
Carolyn S. Lee writes "There are many key things wrong with theEB-5 program, particularly as USCIS administers it."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0319-lee.shtmhttp://www.millermayer.com/
(b) If You Build It, They Will Come
K. L. Billingsley for the Foundation For Economic Educationwrites "The "Baby-Cal" fiasco shows how welfare state fraud hascorrupted immigration."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0319-billingsley.shtmhttp://fee.org/
(c) Bloggings On Immigration Law And Policy
Greg Siskind writes "Various readers of this blog have beenmaking this suggestion, but when folks say the same thing in theWall Street Journal, that gets more attention."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0319-siskind.shtmhttp://www.visalaw.com/
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(a) ETA Releases H2A FAQs
The Employment and Training Administration's Office of ForeignLabor Certification released FAQS on the proposed suspension ofthe H2A rules.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0319-H2A.pdf_________________________________________________________________5. CLASSIFIEDS
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(a) National Campaign Urging Immigration Reform Will VisitCentral Florida
A national campaign to reignite the immigration-reform movementwill stop in Orlando next week for a town-hall meeting about howdeportations hurt more than just immigrants.
(b) Pelosi Tells Illegal Immigrants That Work Site Raids are Un-American
"The speaker of the House told a group of both legal and illegalimmigrants recently that enforcement of immigration laws in theUnited States is "un-American."
(c) Martinez Heats Up Immigration Debate
Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, the former Republican Partychairman who vividly remembers the "variety of names"conservatives called him because of his work on immigrant rights,is readying for another big brawl over the issue.
(d) UFW Plans Immigration Rallies
"There are millions of workers and no policy," he said. "Thestatus quo is unsustainable."
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March 17, 2009
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Items:1. Comment: Your Daily Issue2. Focus: THE PERM BOOK3. Articles: (a) Frequently Asked Questions About The Army's New Non- Citizen Recruiting Program For Foreign Health Care Professionals by Margaret D. Stock (b) Holy Cao! Want Some Good Refugee News? by Judy K. Warner (c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart by Joel Stewart4. News: (a) USCIS Invites CBOs To Apply For $1.2 Million Competitive Citizenship Grant Program (b) USCIS Will Continue To Process I526 Forms5. Classifieds: (a) Immigration Law Certificate (b) Case Management Technology6. Headlines: (a) Concern With Immigration Brings A New N-Word To American Culture (b) [CT] Bill Protects Children In Immigration Raids (c) A Deportation Case Against A Dead Man (d) Despite Recession, Immigration Reforms Essential to Normalize Labor Flows7. ComingsNGoings: (a) Immigration Book8. Letters From: (a) Honza Prchal, Esq. (b) Phil Slaton (c) Godfrey Y. Muwonge (d) Luz (e) Robert Yang (f) Sergi Sheplov (g) Jim Roberts
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PART I. PERM RULE, ANALYSIS, AND COMMENTS
A. PERM Regulation
B. Articles by PERM Writers++656.1 Preparing PERM for 2nd and 3rd Preference by DavidNachman and Ludmila Zimovcak++656.3 SVP: Discrepancies between the O*Net and the DOT byLori S. Melton++656.3 The Method By Which the Bureau of Labor StatisticsConverted the DOT Occupations into the OES Occupational Unitsor "Here's Another Nice Mess You've Got Us Into by BarbaraBrandes++656.10(a)-(c) The Basics of Labor Certification Under PERM :What You Need to Know Before You Start by Jeffrey Devore++656.10(b) Rights and Obligations of Attorney and Agents UnderPERM by Nancy-Jo Merritt++656.10(c) Dangers in the Attestation Process by Ramon Carrion++656.10(c) (10) What is "Permanent" and "Full-Time" Employmentby Timothy Spridgeon++656.10(d), (e) Deconstructing PERM Notice Requirements bySusan J. Cohen++656.10(f) Preparation of PERM Recruitment Report and SupportingDocumentation by Carl Shusterman and Alison Walters++656.11 Is Employer "Substitution" Under PERM Dead? by ChristianAllen++656.12 Prohibition on Payment of Attorney's Fees by PaullHejinian++656.15(a)-(c) Step-by-Step for Schedule-A Applications bySherry Neal++656.15(d) Aliens of Exceptional Ability in the Performing Artsby Howard Kushner++656.17(a)-(d) Filing, Withdrawing, Refiling, and Tracking PERMCases by Katherine Lopez Ley and Davis Bae++656.17(e)(1)(B)(1)(4) Professional and Trade Journals UnderPERM by Nathan Waxman++656.17(e)(1)(I) Regular Recruitment by Nancy-Jo Merritt++656.17(e)(ii) PERM Labor Certification Professional RecruitmentSteps by Edwin R. Rubin++656.17(e)(l) (ii)(A) Note on Online Job Fairs by David Nachman++656.17(g)(1) Regarding Recruitment Reports by Leon Wildes andDavid Lazaar++656.17(g)(2) Ethics: What Do you Do When A Qualified US WorkerApplies? by Blake Chisam++656.17(h)(1) Business Necessity: "Necessary Arguments" by SofiaZneimer++656.17(h)(3) Combination of Occupations under PERM by NathanWaxman++656.17(h)(4)(ii) The Impact of PERM On Experience Gained on theJob and Alternative Experience by Nathan A. Waxman++656.17(h) Requiring a Foreign Language under PERM by Cyrus D.Mehta++656.17(i) Nuts & Bolts: Actual Minimum Requirements &Experience Gained on the Job by Rohit Turkhud++656.17(i)(3) In-Job Experience: Why we Need it and How We CanStill Get it by Gary Endelman++656.17(k) How Do Layoffs Affect PERM? by Margaret McCormickand Patricia Luna++656.17(l) As If You Owned the Place Alien Influence andControl Over the Labor Certification Process by Robert E. Bantaand Benjamin M. Lowe++656.18 College and University Professors: A Hybrid BetweenSpecial Handling and PERM by Victoria Donoghue++656.19 Domestic Workers: At Home and on the Range by Susan L.Brady++656.20 How PERM Cases are Selected for Audit by Christina B.LaBrie++656.20(c) Requesting Extensions of Time to Respond to AuditRequests by Jonathan Amdur and Susan Anderson++656.24 The Who What When Where of Labor CertificationDetermination by Rebecca Sigmund++656.24(b)(2)(i) What You Do After the Ads Have Been Run?Resumes, Interviews, and Results by Edwin R. Litwin++656.26 Appeals/Requests For Review Under PERM by Joan Mathieu++656.27 Preparing Requests for Review with BALCA by Mitchell L.Wexler and J. Ira Burkemper++656.30-31 Fraud, Misrepresentation, Validity, Invalidationand Revocation by Richard Tasoff++656.32 Revocation of Labor Certification by Michael Piston++656.40-41 Prevailing Wage Determinations Under PERM by LawrenceRudnick
C. Editor's Comments to the PERM Rule
PART II. FAQ, STAKEHOLDER & LIAISON MEMORANDA
A. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Lawrence RudnickB. Summary of DOL PERM Stakeholders Meetings by Lorna RogersBurgessC. Frequently Asked Questions
PART III. ETA FORMS, OLD AND NEW
A. The New 9089 PERM Form by Linda RoseB. What DOL told OMB about PERM by Jay SolomonC. New ETA Form 9089 and Instructions,Application for PermanentEmployment CertificationD. Old ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent EmploymentCertificationE. Old ETA Form 9089, InstructionsF. Old ETA Form 9089 Electronic Filing InstructionsG. ETA Form 750AH. ETA Form 750BI. ETA Form 750 A and B, InstructionsJ. ETA Form 9127, Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) QuarterlyActivity Report
PART IV. ROADMAPS AND CHECKLISTS
A. Overview of PERM CasesB. Overall PERM Flow ChartC. Employer ChecklistD. Alien ChecklistE. Job Offer ChecklistF. Attorney/Agent ChecklistG. Prevailing Wage Preparation ChecklistH. Prevailing Wage Quick GuideI. Recruitment ChecklistJ. Express SVP ChecklistK. PERM Audit Checklist: 10 Important PointsL. Real and Virtual PERM AddressesM. What do PERM and H-1B Visas Have in Common?N. Attorney Competency Self-TestO. Sample PERM Cases++Job Zone Five, IT Director++Job Zone Five, Economist++Job Zone Four, Consultant, Foreign Law++Job Zone Four, Accounting Coordinator++Job Zone Three, Tile Installers Coordinator

PART V. BALCA HANDBOOK
A. Introduction to BALCA by Joel StewartB. BALCA PERM Quick Reference Guide by Joel StewartC. BALCA En Banc Quick Reference Guide by Joel StewartD. BALCA Hearing Procedures
PART VI. FEDERAL LITIGATION GUIDE
A. Introduction to Federal Court Litigation by Sam UdaniB. Exhaustion of Administrative Review by Michael E. PistonC. Federal Court Litigation-PERM by David B. PakulaD. Sample Pleading by Michael E. Piston
PART VII: PREVAILING WAGE REVIEW
A. Prevailing Wage Survey & Overview by Jane GoldblumB. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 1 by Jane GoldblumC. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 2 by Jane GoldblumD. 656.40 Perm Reg. Determination of PWE. 656.41 Perm Reg. Certifying Officer Review of PWF. Prevailing Wage FAQG. Appendix A By Alphabetical OrderH. Appendix A By SOC Classification Order
PART VIII: SWA SUMMARY STATE BY STATE
All 50 states + 4 territories (Guam, Districtof Columbia,US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico)
PART IX: PERM RESOURCES ON CD-ROM
A. SOC StructureB. SOC DefinitionsC. SOC 2006 ChangesD. Background On Development Of Appendix AE. Stratifying Occupational Units By SVPF. NAICS 2002 Codes And TitlesG. NAICS Codes And Titles - 2007 RevisionsH. Latest OES Wage Data - MDB fileI. 2008 OES Wage Data StructureJ. Latest OES Wage Data - Statistical Area DefinitionsK. Appendix A By Alphabetical OrderL. Appendix A By SOC Classification OrderM. Darby v. CisnerosN. Lawyers Guide To 212(a)(5)(A) By Gary EndelmanO. BALCA Hearing ProceduresP. BALCA En Banc Cases From 1987Q. Occupational Projections And Training DataR. Occupational Outlook HandbookS. Federal Register Notices On PERMT. Prevailing Wage Determination Policy GuidanceU. What DOL Told OMB About PERM By Jay SolomonV. ETA Forms Old And New++New ETA Form 9089 and Instructions, Application for PermanentEmployment Certification++Old ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent EmploymentCertification++Old ETA Form 9089, Instructions++Old ETA Form 9089 Electronic Filing Instructions++ETA Form 750A++ETA Form 750B++ETA Form 750 A and B, Instructions
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(a) Frequently Asked Questions About The Army's New Non-CitizenRecruiting Program For Foreign Health Care Professionals
Margaret D. Stock writes "Titled "Military Accessions Vital tothe National Interest", the new pilot program allows certain non-citizens who are legally present in the US to join the Army andapply immediately for US citizenship without first obtaininglawful permanent residence."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0317-stock.shtmhttp://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0317-stock.shtm#bio
(b) Holy Cao! Want Some Good Refugee News?
Judy K. Warner writes "Good news about refugees is rare, I know.The election of Joseph Cao in Louisiana is exactly that."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0317-warner.shtmhttp://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/
(c) Bloggings On PERM Labor Certification by Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart writes "According to his standard, the job ofelectrician cannot be filled by a person who meets therequirements stated, since a combination of experience, educationand training would exceed the maximum to two years SVPpermitted."http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0317-stewart.shtmhttp://blogs.ilw.com/joelstewart
To submit an Article for consideration, write tomailto:editor@ilw.com_________________________________________________________________4. NEWS
(a) USCIS Invites CBOs To Apply For $1.2 Million CompetitiveCitizenship Grant Program
USCIS will provide funding to community-based organizations thatserve one or more priority immigrant groups in areas of the USthat contain a large representation of the country's immigrantpopulation.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0317-citizenship.pdf
(b) USCIS Will Continue To Process I526 Forms
As a result of the extension of the Pilot Program, USCIS willcontinue to receive, process, and adjudicate all Regional CenterProposals and Forms I-526, Immigrant Petitions by AlienEntrepreneur, and Forms I-485, Applications to Register PermanentResidence or Adjust Status, affiliated with Regional Centersrelying on "indirect" job creation analysis.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2009,0317-EB5.pdf_________________________________________________________________5. CLASSIFIEDS
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(a) Concern With Immigration Brings A New N-Word To AmericanCulture
Why, in our democratic-capitalist system, do some feel that alegitimate business should not be able to tap this large group ofconsumers?
(b) [CT] Bill Protects Children In Immigration Raids
A [Connecticut] bill recently introduced in the state Assemblywould create guidelines for schools to follow to protect childrenfrom intimidation - and keep them in school - during immigrationraids, such as those that swept through Mendota two years ago.
(c) A Deportation Case Against A Dead Man
Seven months later, the federal government is still proceedingwith the deportation case against him.
(d) Despite Recession, Immigration Reforms Essential to NormalizeLabor Flows
Yet despite conditions, lawmakers should be preparing changes toimmigration policy in anticipation of the country's economicrevival, says former Homeland Security Secretary MichaelChertoff, who had jurisdiction over immigration issues.
For links to the above stories see here:http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/digest/2009,0317.shtm#Headlines_________________________________________________________________7. ComingsNGoings
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(a) Immigration BookWho Speaks for Hispanics?: Hispanic Interest Groups in WashingtonBy Deirdre Martinez. State University of New York Press, 175 pp.Hardcover, ISBN: 0791493571, $60.00http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0791493571/_________________________________________________________________8. LETTERS
Readers can share comments, email: mailto:editor@ilw.com (up to300-words). Past correspondence is available in our archiveshttp://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/archives.shtm
(a) Dear Editor:Chia-Li Sung's letter (03/10/09 ID) has certainly struck a chord.The fear of the disorderly criminal horde may be a persistentfeature of often exaggerated fears of large-scale immigration,but it is based on real-world phenomena. Responding to Mr.Murray's letter, simply making it easier to come in legally andsomehow shifting the balance towards more upper crusty types ofimmigrants, or at least towards particularly skilled or hard-working lower class folks would go a long way towards allayingfears of people already here about immigrants by cutting down onthe criminality associated with hordes in near-mono-culturalghettoes and dubious immigration status both on the frontend (onewill have to have some wealth) and on the backend (the price of adeportable offense will be very visible in terms of a lostinvestment). My letter's suggestion of a straight fee would cutmuch of the bureaucracy by allowing immigration authorities toask three types of questions to potential immigrants: Did youpay? Do you carry a dangerously infectious disease or one thatAmerican would end up having to pay for? Are you a threat to oursafety? A one-time fee would allow families to sponsor relativesthey care enough for the old fashioned way and it would eliminatemany of the silly market-distorting requirements of the investorvisa. As for the inevitable suggestion that merely buyingcitizenship will be cheapening or will create a class ofindentured servants who will remain alienated from the county,what we have now seems far worse. We are allegedly a capitalistcountry with mercantile roots. Why not put a price tag and healthand safety test on citizenship too? It'll cut costs, cut crimeand increase transparency. I think it could also pass muster withthose who share Chia-Li Sung's letter's views.Honza Prchal, Esq. Birmingham, AL
(b) Dear Editor:Fixing immigration was never on the Bush or her agenda, so it wasimpossible for her to do anything about it (03/16/09 ID comment).I never saw Ms. Rice trudge to the Hill and testify before anycommittee; I never saw her enter the fray of discussion on thesubject; and, I never saw her make any proposals to fix it. Theonly thing that the Bush Administration did in its quest to stopillegal immigration was to stop legal immigration. Saying nowthat she has regrets about the Bush administration not achievingresults, and her having done nothing to assist in immigrationreform, is disingenuous.Phil Slaton Poulsbo, WA
(c) Dear Editor:My own deepest regret is that bright people like CondoleezzaRice, on both sides of the political divide, continue to convincethemselves that true immigration reform is taking people "fromthe shadows" a phrase that has synonymity with "comprehensiveimmigration reform" which has euphemistic association withlegalization and "path to X" programs such as IRCA (see 03/16/09ID comment). The immigrants' rights opponents keep winning atlegislating (it's the "W" in the win-column, stupid!) because ourside - the immigrants' rights advocates - has failed to coin acoherent message to convince Americans we mean what we say, likethe messages of the civil rights movement. "Ethic of reciprocity"is nowhere in "CIR" to make anyone believe that amnesty isn'tabout taking food from the mouths of innocent little Americans,as rabid anti-immigrants suggest. Many of the CIR "players'" eyesglaze over with $$ signs because CIR means $$ any way one cutsit. The agency is literally highway-robbing poverty-levelimmigrants with filing fees such as $930 for a four-page I-485and others. We must cease and desist from this "CIR" rush.What's the alternative? Read my book: Immigration Reform - We CanDo It, If We Apply Our Founders' True Ideals (Hamilton 2009). Thepublisher rushed me, hoping to put it on shelves by Election Day.Then the bottom fell out of the economy, and nobody wanted totalk about anything else. Still, I tried hard to cobble togetherseveral arguments. I begin simply with the construct that work isa human right. If we require it of other countries, can wetrample it here? This is the kind of argument we must make. Butthe other attention we must pay is the structure of the entireINA. Dillingham Commission sought to do something that's notsecret. Forty-one volumes were about racism.Godfrey Y. Muwonge
(d) Dear Editor:Responding to ID's 3/13/09 comment, this is the best way we canupgrade the quality of service we can get from USCIS, bydigitizing operation and processes, and also to get the peoplefactor change their culture in rendering efficient, quality, andtimely service to us, their customers. Eventually, we can getthe information we need from the internet - same way that thepersonal health records are going to be made available in thehealth care industry. The USCIS system is broken, so with therest of the other systems in our government. But, as long aswe're headed towards the right direction, and something is beingdone, hopefully, we can get there as fast as we can. Progresscan't be delayed. As long as we, the stakeholders, will be thedrivers, let's get vigilant, knowledgeable, and on the forefrontof our issues as we see them fit, and in unity we can not fail."Divide and conquer" is a strategy - let's not allow it tohappen. Kudos to IT in USCIS proccesses! Digitizing it is just astep, but a big leap to progress! Hopefully, my two sons whom Ipetitioned 7 years ago can get an answer - 7 years and all Ireceived was a letter of receipt of the petition, and that itwould take 999 days for processing. It's been how many days now?Luz Fayetteville, NC
(e) Dear Editor:CIR must happen in 2009 with common senses changes in our currentimmigration laws. We must establish guarantor or bond system forvisa applicants from risky countries and allow more group tourvisas for tourists from many exporting and developing nations.The global economy crisis happened because we spend too much onimports and not to let our trading partners to spend that moneyback in the US. Spurring tourism is one way to jump start oureconomy and creating jobs. We must eliminate chain family basedcategory and put some strict condition that only immediate familymembers can be sponsored if the sponsors are financially able todo so and have means to support the new members. We must putconditions on all new immigrants that they must be Englishproficient, healthy and of good moral characters, accepting ourConstitution and the principle of separation of religion andstate, which is very important in relation of some Muslimimmigrants who still believe in imposing their outdated Sharialaws where ever they are, secure jobs within 6 months and notseeking any kind of public welfare for at least 10 years and musthave at least $ 6000 or 3 months worth of living expenses in theUS before they arrive here and giving earned legalization forthose who are here without legal papers. Work sites enforcementmust focus on employers and fine them with substantial fine tocover the cost to compensate their illegal employees and cost ofrepatriating them to their homelands. Our immigration laws shouldnot treat humans as criminals and putting them in jail forworking without permits but let focus on the employers to paytheir illegal workers to go back to their countries, this is goodenough as deterrent.Robert Yang
(f) Dear Editor:Murray's latest letter (03/16/09 ID) thankfully distances itselffrom the blatently anti-immigrant views expressed in J.Roberts'sletter (03/16/09 ID). Unfortunately Murray's letter expresses anelitest viewpoint when it comes to immigration policy. His leterstates it doesn't understand Prachal's letter suggesting investorvisa's to $50,000. "hardly more than the price of a well equippedSUV." Investor visas are proof positive of the racist andelitest immigration policy we have been railing against. Whileone with a college education with an Esq. on his signature mayseem like a paltry sum, if an investor from country where the percapital average income is is below $4000 a year comes up with theformidable sum of $50,000 to invest in America, we should sit upand take note. There is a person America should be clamoring tohave. It pains me to think the children of rich European familiescan get daddy to write a check to a real estate investmentinterest in the US to come here to play in the eliteneighborhoods of our country. $500,000 for these people is apittance, why not require a substantial investment based on theindividual or family net worth? Is it really an "investment" orpocket change? Creating a system that lets one "buy-in"regardless of character, work ethic or commitment to societymakes a mockery of the other hard earned visa categories. Beingrich doesn't make a person a disirable commodity. Investor visasshould be country specific, based on the per-capita incomes ofthe country the Immigrant is coming from and reflect the value inwork ethic and ingenuity of the person who we allow to enter andbecome a part of our great experiment. Sergi Sheplov
(g) Dear Editor:In regards to the 3/16/09 Letters, the comment D. Murray's lettermade about my letters, I could use about those of R. Algase's: "Iwish Jim Roberts's letters [ ie: RA's ] would not use my lettersas support for his philosophies". While my "too muchimmigration" comment included legal and illegal entry which isthe "reality", there is nothing "American" about this or"masterfully" about the deliberate twisting and revision of myviews to fit the racist, bigoted, distorted and clouded "lens"through which the RA letters sees everything poorly. Had thelast election been limited to BO, McCain and Alan Keyes (ablack), I would have voted for Alan, a man of principle.Racebaiters use racism as a bully tactic to preclude other validreasons for making choices and is intellectually deficient andthey need to get off this tired horse. My letter was edited byleaving out my J. Henderson comment and then attributed my"faustian bargain", R. Gittelson comment to JH. On my enlargedtype screen, my letter was 45 lines as submitted, and 31 lines asrun. The number of lines in the letters that ran were: RA(42), RY(47), DM (44) and VJ (45). My letter, before editing was similarin length to the others. Jim Roberts_________________________________________________________________The first daily in the field of immigration. Forward this to acolleague!
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